Teens arrested for smashing 'decadent' SUVs
It's one thing to feel strongly about SUVs. In America, you're feel to protest peacefully as a means of demonstrating your opposition to anything, whether it be SUVs or malted milk balls. Nothing, however, gives you the right to wantonly destroy private property- no matter how strongly you feel about the righteousness of your crusade. Ignoring this universal truth, kids, is a quick way to DUMB@$$ immortality.
A teenager serving five years' probation for felony arson in a flag-burning case headed a group of self-described environmental guerrillas who vandalized almost 50 sport utility vehicles, officials said Tuesday.
Precinct 4 deputy constables said the group, led by Randall W. Heinrichs, 18, smashed windows and slashed tires on SUVs in north Harris County from October through December.
Investigators said the vandals used bats embedded with nails to smash windows and cut tires and sprayed graffiti, including Nazi swastikas, on the vehicles.
Four teenagers have been charged with criminal mischief.
Heinrichs, placed on deferred adjudication last year after pleading guilty in the arson case, has a "personal hatred" for SUVs, said Precinct 4 Capt. Rick Brass. "He talks about how they are environmentally unfriendly (and) decadent," he said.
Heinrichs, of Houston, was arrested Jan. 9 and is held in Harris County Jail without bail because of his arson probation.
Lindsey Garofano, 18, of Houston and Jarett Barger, 19, of Cypress were arrested Tuesday. Their bail was set at $5,000 each.
Joshua Killen, 18, of Cypress is expected to turn himself in shortly, deputy constables said.
Garofano told deputies she particularly resented "arrogant ladies" who drive expensive SUVs instead of buying more economical cars and donating the surplus money to charity.
Here in Texas, messing with someone's private property is a good way to get yourself shot. Frankly, these DUMB@$$E$ could likely benefit from some frontier justice.
It must be nice to be so completely convinced of the righteousness of your cause that you feel perfectly justified in taking any action to further that cause- no matter how destructive or disturbing that action might be. I'm sorry, but this arrogance is EXACTLY the sort of stuff that DUMB@$$E$ are made of, and these four troglodytes deserve to do hard time. Perhaps some time behind bars will teach them some humility and tolerance. It would be nice if it convinced them of the validity of opposing viewpoints, but that is probably too much to hope for.
